Research groups of health evaluation in Brazil: an overview of collaborative networks

ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to characterize the research groups recorded in the Health Evaluation thematic area of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (NCSTD) directory, categorized per certification, year of inception, region and state of the country, institution and research line. By means of data retrieved from NCSTD' health evaluation area research groups from 1976 to 2017, we identified 385 groups. Of these, 30 groups could not be analyzed due to their exclusion from the database (6,7%), non-existence (0.8%) or double entry (0.3%). Descriptive statistics applied to the 355 groups revealed that they are present in all regions of the country, although very unequally distributed. There is a higher concentration in the Southeast region (42.8%), at the São Paulo - Rio de Janeiro axis, being the main voids located in the states of Amapá, Roraima and Rondônia. The most frequent research line respected 'evaluation and monitoring of health interventions'. The research groups' depiction confirmed the well-known Brazilian inequality in the production of knowledge, as well as the need both to deepen research on collaborative research networks under evaluation and to promote research and training.

摘要 本研究旨在对收录于国家科学技术发展委员会（National Council for Scientific and Technological Development，NCSTD）名录中健康评估主题领域的研究团队进行特征分析，并按认证情况、成立年份、国家区域与州别、所属机构及研究方向进行分类。本研究从NCSTD健康评估领域1976年至2017年的存档数据中提取信息，共计识别出385个研究团队。其中30个团队因被数据库剔除（占比6.7%）、信息缺失（占比0.8%）或存在重复录入（占比0.3%）而无法纳入分析。针对剩余355个团队开展的描述性统计分析结果显示，尽管该领域研究团队覆盖全国所有区域，但分布极不均衡。团队集中度最高的区域为东南部（占比42.8%），集中于圣保罗-里约热内卢轴线一带；而研究空白主要集中于阿马帕州、罗赖马州及朗多尼亚州。最常见的研究方向为"健康干预措施的评估与监测"。对研究团队的特征分析证实了巴西在知识生产领域广为人知的不均衡现象，同时也凸显了两大必要性：一是深化面向评估的协作研究网络相关研究，二是推动研究工作与人才培养。